U S Naval Academy Alumni Association
Class of 1985 - Fortuna Favet Fortibus
To all our Marine classmates wherever they may be – Happy 240th Birthday!
Here is something that is worth watching:
2015 Marine Corps Birthday Message from the Commandant – The Legacy Within https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg5GPScSQHo
Semper Fi!
A few announcements and reminders to pass on to everyone. Please take the time to read these and respond to the surveys for Navy-Notre Dame 2016 in Jacksonville, FL and the 30th Reunion.
Interested in attending Navy-Notre Dame next year to be played November 5, 2016 in Jacksonville, FL? Please respond here.
We are interested in any and all feedback from you regarding the reunion. Your feedback will help us in providing even better events! All responses will be kept confidential. The survey is located here.
Please check out the Gouge and Gedunk page for information on ordering class apparel and reunion photos.
As a reminder, Rick is donating royalties from his books purchased by classmates in the past and future. These proceeds go into our class fund supporting the spouses of our fallen classmates to attend reunions. We can get some of that information from Facebook, but it would be greatly appreciated if you can send a short note to Angela Orlando with the book title, format, and where purchased so we can keep track. Put a note on your calendar that the next novel, Ice Station Nautilis, will be available in mid-May 2016!
The time is finally here! The Class of 1985 30th Reunion!! Those of us here are warmed up and raring to go!
For those of you in town or soon to be, here is today’s schedule of events:
(0730-1600) |
Midshipmen Store Hours |
(0800-1600) |
Rick Campbell Book Signing at the Mid Store |
(0900-1700) |
Visitor Center Hours |
(0900-1700) |
Museum Hours |
(1200-1215) |
Noon Meal Formation |
(1230-1400) |
Herndon planning session - Chick & Ruth's or wherever the wind blows us |
(1200-1800) |
Reunion Registration Check-in Westin Hotel |
(1700-2200) |
Reunion Kick-Off Party (Cash Bar) at Fado’s Pub |
(1800-1900) |
Herndon final planning session - We CLIMB! |
Don’t forget to check-in at the Westin and pick up your reunion gedunk!
If you haven’t checked out the shuttle schedule, you can find it here: Reunion Bus Shuttle Schedule.
The first of many frequent updates on our plans and the weather. Please remember to bring rain gear, extra clothes (unless you don’t mind being wet), and most of all a positive attitude. We’ve been through blizzards and hurricanes before. Remember the winter of 1983? That blizzard cancelled the Valentine’s Day formal. Nonetheless, we made the best of it.
Keep your eye on your email and the website. If you’re traveling, please stay safe!
See you in Crabtown soon!
For those of you interested in picking up Rick Campbell’s novels (Trident Deception and Empire Rising) and get the copies signed, here is his book signing schedule at the Mid Store:
Stop by and say hello, bring your personal copies of the books and get them autographed! They are a fantastic read!
Remember, Rick is donating the royalties from books sold at the Mid Store this weekend and those bought by classmates at any time to our class fund to defray the reunion cost of our fallen classmates’ widows.
Please send me an email with the books you bought, where, and format. I’ll be keeping the tally and passing it on to RIck and Bob Smith.